Isaac Collins (baseball)

Isaac Collins
Kansas City Royals – No. 1
Left fielder
Born: (1997-07-22) July 22, 1997
Maple Grove, Minnesota, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 2024, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.257
Home runs9
Runs batted in54
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

Isaac Michael Collins (born July 22, 1997) is an American professional baseball left fielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers. He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Amateur career

A native of Maple Grove, Minnesota, Collins graduated from Maple Grove Senior High School in 2016.[1] He attended Creighton University and played college baseball for the Creighton Bluejays. Collins played collegiate summer baseball for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League in 2017 and for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2018.[2]

Professional career

Colorado Rockies

After Collins’ junior season at Creighton, the Colorado Rockies selected him in the ninth round, with the 279th overall pick, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He made his professional debut with the Low–A Boise Hawks, hitting .257 with 17 RBI over 37 games. Collins did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Collins returned to action in 2021 with the Single–A Fresno Grizzlies and High–A Spokane Indians. In 95 games split between the two affiliates, he accumulated a .308/.407/.475 batting line with nine home runs, 54 RBI, and 21 stolen bases.[5] Collins spent the 2022 campaign with the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats, playing in 111 games and batting .221/.337/.347 with five home runs, 32 RBI, and 30 stolen bases.[6]

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 7, 2022, Collins was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[7] He spent 2023 with the Double–A Biloxi Shuckers, and received a three–game cup of coffee with the Triple–A Nashville Sounds at the end of the season. In 93 games for Biloxi, Collins slashed .269/.424/.431 with 10 home runs, 44 RBI, and 29 stolen bases.[8]

Collins began the 2024 season with Nashville, hitting .273/.386/.475 with career–highs in home runs (14) and RBI (76) over 113 games. On September 8, 2024, Collins was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] In 11 appearances for Milwaukee during his rookie campaign, Collins went 2-for-17 (.118) with one stolen base and two walks.[10]

On April 30, 2025, Collins hit his first career home run off of Tyler Gilbert of the Chicago White Sox.[11] Collins was named the National League Rookie of the Month for July after going 25-for-78 (.321) with four stolen bases and eleven walks.[12] On August 10, Collins hit a walk-off home run off of Edwin Diaz to defeat the New York Mets 7-6 at American Family Field. The next day, he was named the National League Player of the Week for August 4–10, a span in which he batted .476 (10–21) with six runs, two home runs, eight RBI, and an OPS of 1.529.[13] Collins made 130 total appearances for Milwaukee, slashing .263/.368/.411 with nine home runs, 54 RBI, and 16 stolen bases. On November 12, Collins was named to MLB Pipeline's 2025 All-Rookie First Team.[14]

Kansas City Royals

On December 14, 2025, Collins and Nick Mears were traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Ángel Zerpa.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Clayton, Ren (June 24, 2025). "Maple Grove native Isaac Collins reflects on budding MLB career". CBS News - Minnesota. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "#10 Isaac Collins". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "2019 Colorado Rockies Draft Class". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Isaac Collins Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Isaac Collins - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Press release: Brewers make two selections in Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  8. ^ "Former Gridiron Star, Isaac Collins Put Himself Back on the Prospect Map in 2023". brewerfanatic.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Deeds, Nick (September 8, 2024). "Brewers Select Isaac Collins". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  10. ^ "Isaac Collins 2024 batting Stats Per Game". espn.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  11. ^ "Brewers' Isaac Collins: Swats first homer". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "MLB July 2025 Rookies of the Month are Nick Kurtz in AL and Isaac Collins in NL". MLB.com. August 4, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "Player of the Week". MLB.com. August 11, 2025.
  14. ^ "Isaac Collins Named to All-Rookie First Team". MLB.com. November 12, 2025.
  15. ^ Wright, Charlie (December 14, 2025). "Brewers Trade Isaac Collins To Royals For Angel Zerpa". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
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